10 Amazing Facts About Universe

The universe is a pretty amazing place from the unimaginably large,right down to the incredibly small.There are lots of buzz surrounding information about the universe.Lets see some of them.

1.There Are at Least 10 Billion Trillion Stars in the Universe

That’s a very big number. When you really think about it, 10 billion trillion stars makes the cult of sun worship seem a little obsolete, although our star, the sun, is very important to us. Without it, life on earth wouldn’t be possible.

2.Even When You’re Standing Still, You’re Still Moving

A human body or any object in the Earth never at rest.Even in sleep we move pretty fast.IN one minute we travel almost travel 20000km or more than 12000miles.

3.An Asteroid Might Hit The Earth in 2029

The greatest chance so far, according to astronomers, of a large asteroid colliding with the earth and wiping life out is in 2029. Asteroids have hit the planet before, and caused mass extinctions, so there is some precedent for it happening again.

4.Neutron Stars Are Very, Very Heavy

Neutron stars are the densal object known in the universe. They are created inside large stars during a supernova explosion. When the core of the star collapses, electron and proton pairs get crushed down into neutrons.They are heavier than many stars.It weighs around 100million tons.Thats more than a large mountain.

5.We Are Made Out of Stars

Human beings are literally made out of stars stuff.Almost all the chemical elements that make up a person come from the stars.Any element heavier than hydrogen originated in the stars and we are definitely composed of more than hydrogen.

6.One Million Earths Could Fit Inside The Sun

Even though there are lots of star none is more important than sun.When compared to other stars it is fairly small.Approximately one million Earth could fit inside the dwarf sun.

7.The Higgs Boson Particle Gives Form to the Universe

The Higgs boson the heaviest element in existence.This cosmic soup “molasses” weighs down the tiny particles that make up atoms giving them substance without the Higgs boson,the universe would most likely be a land of cosmic “soup” where particles Zip around,absent any substantial.

8.The Biggest Mountain in Our Solar System Is on Mars

Olyumus Mons is a massive mountain on our plantary neighbour Mars.It is a giant mound of red dirt and rock.This volcanic behemoth is 2400m or 80000feet tall which makes it almost 15miles high.

9.Our Galaxy Is on a Collision Course with the Andromeda Galaxy

The Milky Way Galaxy, which is to say our very own galaxy, is on a collision course with our nearest neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy. Even though these two conglomerations of stars are destined to smash together, you shouldn’t lose any sleep over the incident. The impending impact won’t happen for another 3 billion years.

10.The Earth Is Billions of Years Old

Our planet has been around for quite some time.Its been around for more than 4.54 billions years.Life has only been the planet for a short amount of time.